This year’s conference is shaping up to be one of the most educational snow conferences in years. APWA and PNS collaborated on the selection of this year’s sessions.
Sunday, April 10
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hours
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate Program
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using a Private Weather Service
GIS Integrated Snowplow AVL
The Growth in the Use of Liquids for Anti–Icing and De-Icing In Europe
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Education Sessions
Pros & Cons of Fixed Anti–Icing Spray Technology (FAST) Systems
The Tow Plow - AASHTO Technology Implementation Group Project
What Training is Best for Your Agency?
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker: Al Walker
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and Welcome Reception
Monday, April 11
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hours
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session “Talk Show”
Winter Maintenance Practices and Sustainability
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Non-compete Exhibit Time
Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor
10:30 – 11:20 a.m.
Education Sessions
Best Maintenance Practices for Snow Fleets – Before, During and After the Snow
How We Deal with Winter in London, Ontario
Impact of Climate Change on Highways and Airport Maintenance in Alaska
What is New with Clarus and FHWA’s Road Weather Management Projects?
11:20 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Non-compete Exhibit Time
Lunch on the Exhibit Floor
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion Groups
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Use of Weather Reporting
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Situational Readiness & Emergency Operations
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Sidewalks
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Privatization and the Use of Contractors
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Liquid Usage
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Strategic Plan for Winter Maintenance Research (NCHRP Project 20-07-Task 287)
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Operator’s Best Management Practices and Lessons Learned
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Social Media and Public Works
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Dealing with an Aging Workforce and Recruitment Ideas
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Fleet
2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Education Sessions
Avalanche Control
Salt Management Plans - A Canadian Perspective
Snow Dump Sites – Understanding What to Do with Collected Snow
The Use of Liquids in Winter Operations - 35 Years of History
2:50 – 3:30 p.m.
Non-compete Exhibit Time
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Education Sessions
Getting the Most from Customer Service Solutions Programs
Weather Information: Where to Go, What you Need, and How to Use It
How Washington DOT Built Their Own AVL/ADC Program
Presentation by the Excellence in Snow & Ice Control Award Winners
Tuesday, April 12
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hours
8:00 – 8:50 a.m.
Education Sessions
Deicing Liquid Selection and Application
Environmental Impacts of a Chemical Program
5 Phases of Snow Removal - How the City of Chicago Handles Winter Storms
Overview of Computer Based Training and New Performance Measure Module
8:50 – 10:10 a.m.
Non-Compete Exhibit Time
Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor
10:10 – 11:00 a.m.
Education Sessions
MDSS for Local Agencies
PNS Pooled Fund Research on Corrosion Inhibitors Longevity
The Evolution of Salt Brine
The Prevention of Corrosion to Maintenance Equipment
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Non-compete Exhibit Time
Lunch on the Exhibit Floor
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Education Sessions
Lessons Learned From Severe Winter Events
The World of Winter Maintenance
MDSS and Mobile Data Collection as an Integrated ITS Technology
An Overview of Winter Operations Research Groups – Aurora, Clear Roads, PNS, SICOP
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Education Sessions
Effects of Magnesium and Calcium Chloride Deicers on Concrete: How Do They Compare?
Ice Melters and the Environment – Challenges and Opportunities
Performance Measures for De-icing Products
Winter Operations Survival 101
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing General Session
Keynote Speaker: Grant Goodeve
6:30 p.m.
Snow Banquet
Entertainment: Tim Behrens performs
The Best of Patrick McManus
Wednesday, April 13
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Technical Tour
Fleet Maintenance and Snow
& Ice Operations